The Veteran's knees are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported that the previous VA examination was insufficient, and his knee symptomatology is worse than what was elicited during the exam.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the left knee, Degenerative changes of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142555
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 29, 2022, and no earlier for the grant of a 20 percent disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine and intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his right knee disability was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a higher evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his right knee conditions and a TDIU claim due to procedural issues, including the need for issuance of SOC regarding right knee arthritis and reduced rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his other conditions.
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